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Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor (WTC II), BWV 883

17406 min

This guide follows Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor (WTC II), BWV 883 (1740) in two parts: Prelude (ternary form) and Fugue (fugue).

Recording: Angela Hewitt (piano) (2000)

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Follow all 9 sections as they play

  1. IPrelude · Ternary form
  2. IIFugue · Fugue
IPreludeTernary form0:13–2:01

A sad, tender (a song-like instrumental piece) in 3/4, with a right-hand melody over a soft, swinging accompaniment. The falling fourth that opens the tune is its main expressive feature. I is followed by II, and the first section ends on a held pause. A short bass passage leads back to the in the in III, and the ends on a major chord.

  1. I
  2. II
IIFugueFugue2:09–6:34

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Johann Sebastian BachKeyboardBaroque periodF-sharp minorTernary formFugue

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